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Subject: Re: Tail-gators - (nf)
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Date: Sun, 15-Jan-84 08:07:26 EST
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ucbcad!max    Jan 14 05:09:00 1984



A recent acquaintance of mine who is a mechanical engineer had a large GM
car whose exhaust, he found, contained enough carbon monoxide and unburned
petroleum fragments to be a useful fuel. He installed air injection and
spark plugs at the tailpipes, which then served as afterburners on demand.
It didn't add much to his thrust, but did a good job on any cars that 
were too close behind. He said the flames were nearly invisible in
sunlight, but would strip paint for ten or fifteen feet. Not bad, eh?